Take a gander at Jennifer Squires Ross’ “inhabited” photo of her square foot garden. It’s in London, Ontario — with a lot of shade. In fact, Jennifer says, she only gets 5 hours of sun in the summer, “which makes it a challenge to get a great harvest.” The fur person in the foreground is Kitty (“we’re very creative around here,” Jennifer jokes about the feline’s name.) The cat adopted Jennifer and her family when they moved into the house, and now patrols it and them with a certain amount of regal dignity.

Jennifer wins a copy of “Grow Great Grub” by fellow Canadian and garden blogger Gayla Trail. And if they can grow food in a shady back yard or an urban rooftop that far north, there’s no reason for us here in Colorado to be daunted.

All of the photos were amazing. Thanks for sending them, everyone! It’s getting me excited about the coming planting season in a way that seed catalogs just can’t quite do.

I’m having to go on some unscheduled travel, but I’ll try to post more of your photos from the road. Next week’s contest begins Thursday. The prize is “Right Rose, Right Place.” So hey, Coloradans, step up! Not that we don’t love our northern neighbors, but if you want to win, you’ve got to play!